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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
44
455
949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
41
365
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
87
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
87
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
77
155
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
12
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
12 Genera with 20 Species
Ablaberoides Blanchard, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Buettikeria1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotrogus Kraatz, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonoxia Reitter, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtocamenta Brenske, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Empecamenta Brenske, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrichia LeConte, 1862
Hypotrichs0SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Phalangonyx Reitter, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19445SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerotrochalus Brenske, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctoides Petrovitz, 20022SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ablaberoides abyssinicus Brenske, 1902
Ablaberoides naviauxi Baraud, 1980
Buettikeria graingeri Sabatinelli ..., 1998
Cryptotrogus buettikeri Sabatinelli ..., 1998
Cryptotrogus kruppi Sabatinelli ..., 1998
Cyphonoxia buettikeri Sabatinelli ..., 1998
Cyrtocamenta pallida Ahrens, 2000
Cyrtocamenta pygidialis Frey, 1968
Empecamenta arabica Ahrens, 2000
Empecamenta buettikeri Ahrens, 2000
Maladera insanabilis Brenske, 1894Khomeini Beetle
Phalangonyx buettikeri Sabatinelli ..., 1998
Schizonycha angustata yemenensis Arrow, 1944
Schizonycha buettikeri Sabatinelli ..., 1998
Schizonycha diehli Muche, 1961
Schizonycha flavicornis Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha pygidialis Arrow, 1944
Sphaerotrochalus somalicola Frey, 1960
Tanyproctoides arabicus Petrovitz, 1971
Tanyproctoides silfverbergi Keith, 2002

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
TribeAblaberini
Blanchard, 1850
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Melolonthinae at artfakta.se
Melolonthinae at dyntaxa.se
Melolonthinae at gbif.org
Melolonthinae at itis.gov